Boy, 7, becomes ninth victim of West Virginia house fire

Craig Cunningham / The Associated PressCharleston Mayor Danny Jones comes out of a house on Arlington Street, Saturday, March 24, 2012, in Charleston, W.Va. A fire tore through the two-story home that had no functioning smoke detectors, killing eight family members, including six children, Jones said. Charleston Assistant Fire Chief Bob Sharp said the fire seems to have started in the middle of the home's main level. The cause is under investigation.

Charleston, W.Va. — The death toll in a fire at a West Virginia home has risen to nine after police said a 7-year-old boy was taken off life support at a Charleston hospital.

Jason Bausley of Dunbar, who lost his niece and several other relatives in the fire, said Sunday that the family made the decision to take 7-year-old Bryan Timothy Camp off life support.

Charleston Police Sgt. Bobby Eggleton says the child was taken off life support between 8:30 a.m. and 9 a.m. Sunday.

That came about two hours before relatives of several victims attended church services.

Six other children and two adults were killed in the fire early Saturday at a two-story home. Authorities called it the deadliest house fire in Charleston in 60 years. The cause remains under investigation.